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Sports Jeopardy! Recap – January 14, 2015

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
(Click Here for Methodology)

Upcoming Encore Presentations

August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 2025)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)

All Time Winnings

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:

1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):

1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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This is Season 1, Episode 17 of Sports Jeopardy!

You can watch this game on Crackle!

Today’s contestants:

Schimri Yoyo, a special education teacher from Philadelphia, PA

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Rob Rizzi, a health care consultant from Long Island City, NY

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Padraic Duffy, a sportswriter from Rapid City, SD

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Final Jeopardy! category: NFL CONTROVERSY

Final Jeopardy! clue: In a blurb about this 1968 TV movie, Joe Namath said, “I didn’t get to see it, but I hear it was great”


What is “Heidi”?

Scores going into Final:
Schimri 8,500
Padraic 6,000
Rob 4,250

Final Results:
Rob 4,250 + 4,249 = 8,499
Padraic 6,000 + 6,000 = 12,000
Schimri 8,500 – 5,500 = 3,000 (What is Ten Commandments?)

Scores after the Jeopardy! round:
Rob 3,250
Schimri 2,500
Padraic 2,250

Daily Double locations:
1) 4-LETTER TEAM NAMES 750 (8th pick)
Rob 500 +1000 (Padraic 500 Schimri 250)

2) MLB ROOKIES OF THE YEAR 1000 (7th pick)
Schimri 4000 +4000 (Padraic 3250 Rob 3250)
3) MARCHING BAND NAMES 1000 (22nd pick; 3500 left on board)
Padraic 2750 +2750 (Schimri 10000 Rob 5750)

On the scoreboard:
11 – 21
19 – 85
A tip ‘o the cap north of the border? Toronto Maple Leafs legend Darryl Sittler retired after the 1985 NHL season, having scored 1,121 career points.

Game stats:
Padraic 4,250 Coryat, 12 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.89% in first on buzzer
Rob 4,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 20.00% in first on buzzer
Schimri 5,500 Coryat, 13 correct, 5 incorrect, 31.11% in first on buzzer

Current standings:

  1. Nikhil Ramakrishna 29,001 (17,000)

  2. Alex DeFrank 22,001 (25,000)

  3. Marc Popovich 21,050 (13,250)

  4. Tyler Brockway 17,250 (11,250)

  5. D.J. McCann 17,000 (8,500)

  6. Neeraj Joshi 16,999 (13,500)

  7. Mike Smargiassi 16,501 (12,500)

  8. Steven Silverman 14,499 (11,250)

  9. Nabaté Isles 12,750 (13,750)

  10. Kenny Chung 12,250 (10,750)

  11. Padraic Duffy 12,000 (6,000)

  12. Andrew Hard 11,249 (11,500)

  13. Nate Purdy 10,999 (5,500)

  14. Matt Pedicini 10,017 (7,900)

  15. Dan Gartland 10,001 (7,000)

  16. Terrence Jordan 8,000 (4,000)

  17. Betsy Schroeder 6,250 (14,250)


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